The lie you didn’t know you believed

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I'd like to propose another pill: the no-pill. Instead of spending hours listening to people tell you why your problems come from society rather than yourself, exercise the muscle of responsibility and agency by recognising that you're not an individual; you're a committee of sub-personalities, and it's your job to ensure the survival of the fittest among them.
This is the only way forward.
Self-help bros online can help you draw the map, but you still gotta traverse the territory, and that's never comfortable.
It's true that society is emasculating young men, but it's reactive to obsess over masculinity, and reactive is not centred; it's, ironically, not masculine.
Find your own way, don't let some twenty-somethings like myself convince you to re-prioritise whatever aspects of personal growth they are into, and the benefits they're selling will likely come as a byproduct regardless.
You know what your most immediate problems are; start there, no matter how 'beneath you' you feel they are. Maybe it's your relationship with your parents, maybe you're addicted to something, or maybe you're just lazy or don't eat enough. Whatever it is, don't hyper-fixate on the elements of self-development that YouTubers say will get you more girls or some bullsh*t. When you're just starting out, chances are your 'self' is not a curse you'd want to place on your worst enemy, let alone a girl you care about.
So start at the beginning. Clean yourself up; only then might you make it to the finish line.

Channel overview:

A few years ago, I was stuck in bed, hating the universe for subjecting me to the 'sick and twisted game of life' without my consent. I was pathetic.

It was only after I realized something very important that things began getting better... life didn't suck; I did.
In the absence of friction, my mind was conjuring its own, so life was hard, yes, but it didn't have to be. The suffering was unnecessary. After a few years of incremental progress, I'm having the time of my life. I've never been in better shape, my mind has never been sharper, I've never experienced so much happiness, and it's all rooted in a deep sense of meaning that was once absent.

I had to shake myself of lots of old beliefs and patterns to get to where I am, and I believe there are millions of other people who feel stuck and could learn from my mistakes. So that's why I'm starting this channel: to share some of the insights that formed the foundation of the psychological habitat I now occupy.

I don't know exactly how the channel will develop but I'm going to start by posting my raw ideas as that's the only thing I can consistently do at this point in time.

I hope it helps!

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